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Lauren Brukner, OT and author, shares practical strategies to help kids transition to recess and lunch breaks at school. She also shares advice on how to get your kids ready for bed.   Sponsors: Harkla.co: Get 10% off your weighted blanket, lap pad or sensory swing with coupon code: autismshow CalmingClipper.com       SUBSCRIBE:  

  Eve Megargel shares the story of her son, Billy, a non-verbal artist on the autism spectrum. Her memoir delves beyond the current news headlines to reveal what happens when autism and pain collide.   Sponsors: Harkla.co: Get 10% off your weighted blanket, lap pad or sensory swing with coupon code: autismshow CalmingClipper.com       SUBSCRIBE:   Enter Our Season 3 Giveaway!  

We talk to Rajesh Anandan, co-founder of Ultra Testing. A software testing company that employs people on the spectrum. Learn about employment opportunities for adults on the spectrum on this episode of The Autism Show podcast.   SUBSCRIBE:

The Autism Show Podcast is back for Season 3 in June! Dr. Daniel LeGoff shares his work on Lego®-based therapy to help kids develop social skills naturally while having fun!     Disclaimer: LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not endorse, authorize or sponsor this website.

Paul Fijal is the Head of Product Development at Awake Labs, working with a team of talented and diverse people to build Reveal and track anxiety in autism. Reveal is empowered care for autism – a device that tracks anxiety before meltdowns happen. Listen to the Episode below (00:16:05)   Reveal’s Story: Paul and his business partner started working on Reveal in late January of last year for a university...

Ladislas de Toldi is one of the co-founders of LEKA – the robot toy for autism. They are creating the first smart toy specifically designed for children on the autism spectrum. Listen to the Episode below (00:13:02)   LEKA’s Story: The idea for creating LEKA was born 4 years ago when Ladislas met with the co-founder, Marine in engineering school. The professor explained to his students what autism is, and...

Haley Moss is an artist, author, advocate, and college graduate on the autism spectrum. She is currently a law student at the University of Miami. She has written two books on autism and contributes to The Huffington Post. Her artwork is used to fundraise for nonprofits benefitting people with disabilities. Listen to the Episode below (00:19:58)   Haley’s Story: Haley found out that she was diagnosed with autism when she...

Are weighted blankets for you? Weighted blankets with The Pocket OT. Pediatric occupational therapist, Cara Koscinski once practiced occupational therapy, primarily serving an adult population. It wasn’t until she had two special needs kids of her own that she made the switch to paediatric OT. Cara’s two sons are both on the autism spectrum and have sensory processing disorder. Cara is the creator of The Pocket OT series. She has...

In this episode of The Autism Show Podcast, our host, Catherine shares her story with us. Hear more about what motivated Catherine to start advocating autism, and what she hopes to achieve with her work for the autism community. This episode originally aired on Jeanette’s Autism Show from BlogTalk Radio. Listen to the Episode below (00:24:31)   We discuss: How Catherine came up with the idea to start this podcast....

Max Simpson has been working with young people with special needs for the past 10 years and was most recently the deputy head of an international special education school. Max grew up with a brother with Autism who has fallen through the cracks. Now, Max is working with a partner to open a coffee shop and vocational training centre for young people with special needs. Listen to the Episode below...

Tuck’s Tooques is an Autistic-owned microenterprise offering handwoven, fleece-lined, winter hats, gloves, mittens, footies and socks. It’s a ProAutism microbusiness designed to develop a sustainable young man (Tuck) in operating a profitable business. Listen to the Episode below (00:22:33)   Tuck’s Tooques’s Story:   Tuck was diagnosed with autism at the age of two and a half. Being disappointed with school systems, Dennis, Tuck’s father, started thinking about preparing his...

This week’s show is all about an autism mom memoir. LeeAndra is the author of memoir Make A Wish For Me: A Family’s Recovery From Autism. LeeAndra attributes early intervention, tireless advocacy and letting go of “normal” as key factors in her son Ryan’s recovery in autism. When Ryan is diagnosed with autism at the age of two, LeeAndra and her family are forced to live with a disability that is...

Janet Walmsley’s daughter Jenny, diagnosed with Autism, faced many challenges on the way to reaching her dream of becoming a professional animator and published author. This heartfelt story relays the importance of perseverance, courage and strength between a mother-daughter bond as their journeys’ intertwine—revealing a mother who was her daughter’s rock right from the beginning and did everything in her power to help her daughter see the light at the...

We’re talking about prodigies and savants with autism on this show. KIMBERLY STEPHENS is a freelance journalist. She has coauthored academic papers on child prodigies and is a member of the D.C. Science Writers Association. She is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School. With Dr. Joanne Ruthsatz, professor of psychology at The Ohio State University, she is author of THE PRODIGY’S COUSIN: The Family Link Between Autism...

Jeanette Purkis is the Autistic author of ‘Finding a Different Kind of Normal: Misadventures with Asperger Syndrome’ – an autobiography, and ‘The Wonderful World of Work: A Workbook for Asperteens.’ Jeanette works full-time in Government administration. She gives talks about living well with Autism in a variety of forums, including TEDx.   Listen to the Episode below (00:22:41)   Jeanette’s Story: Jeanette has been very driven in the last 15...